The Sailor's Departure, by Abraham Le Blond

An image of The Sailor's Departure. Oval No. 78. Le Blond, Abraham (British, 1819-1894). Le Blond & Co. A sailor bids an emotional farewell to his wife and eldest child outside a cottage door. His wife's face is buried in a handkerchief and she clings to his hand. A old woman, a mother or mother-in-law, sits by the cottage door and a younger child plays on the ground, oblivious to events. A dog stands at the open garden gate signalling the sailor's imminent departure. Baxter-process print, embossed, 1853-1867.

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The Sailor's Departure. Oval No. 78. Le Blond, Abraham (British, 1819-1894). Le Blond & Co. A sailor bids an emotional farewell to his wife and eldest child outside a cottage door. His wife's face is buried in a handkerchief and she clings to his hand. A old woman, a mother or mother-in-law, sits by the cottage door and a younger child plays on the ground, oblivious to events. A dog stands at the open garden gate signalling the sailor's imminent departure. Baxter-process print, embossed, 1853-1867.

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Accession Number: P.14895-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 807 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Filesize: 171.03kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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